:Khagaria
{{About||the district of which Khagaria is a headquarters|Khagaria district}}
{{original research|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khagaria
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Maithili
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Bihar#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25|30|30|N|86|28|27|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} Bihar
| subdivision_type2 = Division
| subdivision_name2 = Munger
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = Khagaria|
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 =
| established_title = District
| established_date = 10 May 1981
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 1485.8
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 36
| population_total = 49,406
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type2 = Languages
| demographics2_title1 = Official
| demographics2_info1 = Hindi{{cite web |title=The Bihar Official Language Act, 1950 |url=http://csd.bih.nic.in/Act&rule/Act1english.pdf |date=1950 |website=Cabinet Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413072041/http://csd.bih.nic.in/Act%26rule/Act1english.pdf |archive-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|website=nclm.nic.in|publisher=Ministry of Minority Affairs|access-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525141614/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf|archive-date=25 May 2017}}
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = Urdu
| demographics2_title3 = Regional (recognised)
| demographics2_info3 = Maithili (recognised under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India),{{Cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010536/http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Eighth_Schedule.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}
| demographics2_title4 = Regional (other)
| demographics2_info4 = Angika,{{cite web |title=language {{!}} Munger District, Government of Bihar {{!}} India |url=https://munger.nic.in/language/ |website=munger.nic.in |access-date=12 March 2022}} Thēthi-dialect of Maithili{{cn|date=March 2022}}
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 851204,851205
| registration_plate = BR-34
| website = http://www.khagaria.bih.nic.in/
| footnotes =
}}
Khagaria is a town in Indian state of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of Khagaria district. Khagaria is a part of Munger division. It is located at {{Coord|25.5|N|86.48|E|}} and has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet). The Khagaria Junction railway station serves the town. It is situated about 25 km north of Munger.
Demographics
According to the 2011 India census, Khagaria nagar parishad had a population of 49,406, of which 26,594 were males and 22,812 were females. Population of children in the age group of 0 to 6 years was 7,273. The literacy rate was 71.1%, of which male literacy was 74.7% and female literacy was 70%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 3,782 and 89 respectively. There were 9123 household in Khagaria in 2011.{{cite web |title=Census of India: Khagaria |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=270197 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=19 October 2019}}
{{As of|2001}} India census, Khagaria had a population of 45,126. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Khagaria has an average literacy rate of 64.2%, of which male literacy was 69.8% and female literacy is 57.5%. In Khagaria, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}